Overview
- Following Monday's game, Lionel Messi missed an early penalty but scored before half-time and again in stoppage time to move past Miroslav Klose and total 18 World Cup goals.
- Argentina's 2-0 win over Austria guaranteed the defending champions a spot in the knockout rounds with one group match remaining.
- Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland each scored braces on the same matchday, closing the gap on Messi and intensifying the race for the Golden Boot.
- France's 3-0 win over Iraq was delayed by nearly two hours because of lightning and heavy rain, making that fixture an almost four-hour match before it finished.
- Algeria came from behind to beat Jordan 2-1, keeping their own knockout hopes alive and eliminating debutants Jordan, and commentators noted Messi's move to Inter Miami and reduced club load as likely factors in his sustained form.